34 USC 40103 - Funding for improvement of child abuse crime information

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 40103.

Funding for improvement of child abuse crime information

(a)

Omitted

(b)

Additional funding grants for improvement of child abuse crime information

(1)

The Attorney General shall, subject to appropriations and with preference to States that, as of December 20, 1993, have in computerized criminal history files the lowest percentages of charges and dispositions of identifiable child abuse cases, make a grant to each State to be used—

(A)

for the computerization of criminal history files for the purposes of this chapter;

(B)

for the improvement of existing computerized criminal history files for the purposes of this chapter;

(C)

to improve accessibility to the national criminal history background check system for the purposes of this chapter;

(D)

to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records to, or the indexing of criminal history record in, the national criminal history background check system for the purposes of this chapter; and

(E)

to assist the State in paying all or part of the cost to the State of conducting background checks on persons who are employed by or volunteer with a public, not-for-profit, or voluntary qualified entity to reduce the amount of fees charged for such background checks.

(2)

There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under paragraph (1) a total of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

(c)

Withholding State funds

(Pub. L. 103–209, § 4, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2493; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320928(d), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2132; Pub. L. 105–251, title II, § 222(c), Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 1885.)

cite as: 34 USC 40103